Merryville High's Sarah Schecher: Education has direct impact on economy, safety, quality-of-life of communities

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Merryville High's Sarah Schecher: Education has direct impact on economy, safety, quality-of-life of communities

By Emily Burleigh Merryville High School math teacher Sarah Schecher wants to foster a love for the subject in her students. She enjoys mathematics because it is “logical, linear and never subjective.” Her motivation to become a math teacher was fueled by hope to shift students’ perspectives on math, a notoriously unpopular subject. “I figured that if I could impact my students by changing how they view math in a positive way, even if only for a…